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13 Questions around this concept.
The gas used in oxyacetylene welding is:
The magnetic nature of the gas obtained by heating $\mathrm{KNO}_3$.
Which of the following is not a use of oxygen:
The bond order of O2 molecule is :
Preparation
Dioxygen can be obtained in the laboratory by the following ways:
Properties
Dioxygen is a colourless and odourless gas. Its solubility in water is to the extent of 3.08 cm3 in 100 cm3 water at 293 K which is just sufficient for the vital support of marine and aquatic life. It liquefies at 90 K and freezes at 55 K. Oxygen atom has three stable isotopes: 16O, 17O and 18O. Molecular oxygen, O2 is unique in being paramagnetic inspite of having even number of electrons. Dioxygen directly reacts with nearly all metals and non-metals except some metals ( e.g., Au, Pt) and some noble gases. Its combination with other elements is often strongly exothermic which helps in sustaining the reaction. However, to initiate the reaction, some external heating is required as bond dissociation enthalpy of oxgyen-oxygen double bond is high (493.4 kJ mol–1).
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